Human Resources Business Partner - NJ/NY
Veolia North America

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Company Description

About Veolia North America

A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water, and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com.

Job Description

BENEFITS

Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

Position Purpose:

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) is a key position to support our employees throughout the business or functions that they support and will bring an energetic, diligent and empathetic mindset. The HRBP is responsible (with the support of management) for the implementation and coordination of the organization's human resource strategies in their scope of responsibilities. The HRBP anticipates, manages and delivers services to our employees in the areas of recruitment, training and development, performance management, employee relations, compliance, and employee recognition. All HRBP works in collaboration with our HR Center of Excellence (Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, HR Operations, Benefits Team, Payroll, Total Rewards, DE&I, Mobility and other HR Partners) to deliver exceptional customer service to the business.

Candidate must live in Northern NJ/NY, commutable to Paramus. Role is Hybrid with up to 25% travel to Municipal Water Client sites in Region.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

• Serves as the HR subject matter expert to managers and employees and establishes HR as a credible and trustworthy resource.
• Ensures HR is providing customer-oriented service to the business including talent management and organizational effectiveness, supports onboarding, employee relations, conflict management, termination, etc.
• Manages programs, policies, and procedures to support the organizational culture.
• Fosters a positive, diverse and inclusive culture through education, communication, and initiatives.
• Facilitates performance management through coaching, systems and processes.
• Develops and coordinates learning and development plans to transfer knowledge and provide career growth.
• Conducts assessments to identify issues and partners with managers to implement solutions.
• Communicates and applies policy and procedures across organization and recommends changes to support business needs.
• Conducts investigations of workplace policy violations and mediates difficult employee relations issues.
• Serves as a team leader for organizational initiatives and implements change.
• Gathers and reports HR metrics including key performance indicators to assess and improve HR service.
• Participate in all other Human Resources activities with the HR Leadership team.

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Background:

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline required.
• 6+ years related work experience required with a min of 3 years in strategic HR experience supporting a multi-state matrix organization preferred.
• Experience providing HR support to executive clients required.
• General knowledge of varying types of Health and Welfare plans.
• Human Resources Information System ("HRIS") or other related mainframe systems.
• ADP/Success Factor experience strongly preferred but not limited to.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Demonstrated understanding of effective human resource management and support for business.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal and presentation communication skills.
• Accountable and responsive to employee requests.
• Must demonstrate effective oral communication skills with good vocabulary, good grammar and a passion for excellence in customer service.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of personnel, as well as external suppliers and organizations.
• Ability to execute tasks independently.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive data.
• Excellent organization and time management skills to handle multiple tasks in an environment with large volumes of data and paperwork.
• Significant attention to detail required.
• Must demonstrate ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Excellent proficiency in document and spreadsheet processing ( the Google Suite).
• Ability to develop spreadsheets and modify formats in order to complete assignments and ability to recommend improvements.

Required Certification/Licenses/Training:

• Professional certification in human resources preferred (PHR, SPHR, etc.).

Physical Requirements/Work Environment:

• As a hybrid role, this position is based out of the Veolia's Paramus office.
• Typical office environment including heavy computer usage and sitting for long periods of time.
• A fast-paced, varied environment are expected with this position.

Additional Information

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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